GOP’s new anti-Obama tactic: Fear-mongering ad (VIDEO)

On day 101 of the Obama presidency, two Republican leaders have unveiled the latest GOP strategy: Fear-mongering. OK, so it is an old strategy. From the music that appears to be pulled from a Jerry Bruckheimer movie to the oooooh-scary imagery of “radical Jihadists” and the photo of the Obama-Hugo Chavez handshake, the GOP is dusting off their fear playbook. Take a look, then we’ll chat:

The weird thing here is that beneath the histrionics is a legitimate issue: The Obama administration still doesn’t have a plan on where to put the Gitmo prisoners — and there IS a chance that they could be held on U.S. soil. Defense Sec. Gates said it. AG Eric Holder is begging Euro leaders to take some. And that chances of that happening is … uh …?

Another legit issue: The White House did omit a paragraph touting the uh, value, of torture from a memo, as we pointed out the other day. But the rest? Well, it recalls some GOP fear-mongerfest from October 2006: